Terrence Lavaron Thomas, 39, is a curious representative of the Muslim faith. First, he already stabbed to people at random because they were not Muslims. Second, when arrested, the alleged faithful felon had drugs in his possession. Violent and a drug user. I wonder what Sharia law would do with Mr. Thomas in a place like Saudi Arabia.
The account is bizarre. The victims say that Thomas walked up to them at a suburban bus stop and began a conversation. It seemed harmless banter until they said Thomas ask if either were Muslim. When they said that they were not, he proceeded to pulled out a three-inch folding knife and stabbed one five times and stabbed the other as he tried to stop the attack. Thomas then fled. Both victims are in their 50s and did not suffer life-threatening wounds.
Thomas was arrested soon after the attack and the police found the weapon and another knife as well as a stash of marijuana. He has been charged with two counts of assault with intent to murder, one count of carrying a dangerous weapon, and one count of possession of a controlled substance.
The crime is being investigated as a hate crime and his bond was set at $1 million. What is fascinating is that, if religion was the motivating factor in the alleged crime, Thomas would seen more interested in the violence than the precepts of the faith.
After reading about this attack, I went on some sites to check out the rules on drug use, which are prohibited as are intoxicants generally. Indeed, Jabir stated that Muhammad insisted, “Whosoever drinks wine, whip him. If he repeats it for the fourth time, kill him.” What is interesting is that if he can claim medicinal marijuana he might be excused. Medieval Islamic rules permitted the use of Hashish for medical purposes. The 14th century Islamic scholar Az-Zarkashi wrote of “the permissibility of its use for medical purposes if it is established that it is beneficial.” Michigan has a medical marijuana law but if this was medicinal, he would not have been charged with possession.
The result is not surprising: Thomas appears a really really bad example of the faith much like Islamic State fighters.
Source: Washington Post
Many foolish people want to immediately excuse this type of activity by followers of the “Religion of Peace.” A religion as Ms. Alkon properly points out demands the destruction of the infidel. These loons will always say that Christianity is as bad or worse and ignore the continual almost non-stop depredations of these barbarians.
This guy was just following the dictates of his faith. It is coming to a bus stop near you.
The health risks will become manifest within 5 years.
Probably lies somewhere around alcohol in total risk, is my bet.
It is unwise to criminalize its use; I am more libertarian in that regard. But its true risks are as yet unknown.
I am hopeful it has some utility in patients with chronic pain.
Pogo, in my Johnny Carson voice, “I did not know that.” There are 2 strains of cannabis, indica and sativa. Of course, there are many hybrids of the two. Sativa is what gets you high, very much psychedelic on the mind. Indica, which I use gets you stoned. The medical dispensaries have “couch lock” ratings. Couch lock being you can’t get up from the couch. The CBD’s in indica are the most medicinal. CBD receptors are identical to opioid receptors. But, the success rate for the CBD is much lower than opioid. Finally, they are making true medicinal cannabis, low in THC[super skunk I’m sure has very high THC], and high in CBD’, which are not psychoactive. I would be willing to bet this guy was using a strong sativa. Strong sativa can act like LSD.
My daughter knows a guy who is quitting his MD practice in MN. and starting a cannabis facility. A big investment and gamble. What’s your professional opinion on cannabis?
old nurse, Please show evidence in the same magnitude and frequency as Islamic terror going on by other “fundamentalists”.
@Nick:
A Quarter of New Psychotic Disorders Linked to ‘Skunk’ Cannabis, Study Says
“Researchers from King’s College London found smokers of super-strength cannabis, colloquially known as skunk, were three times as likely to develop symptoms of a psychosis than those who don’t use the drug, the BBC reports.“
The man needs some better cannabis.
I think the world’s biggest problem is fundamentalist thinking regardless of which religion, political group or individual is infected with it. It is the world’s cancer.
I haven’t yet found a god promoted by any major religion who is worth a plug nickel.
I wonder if Hillary still stands by her “what difference does it make” comment as Secretary of State. That is, if she runs in 2016.
So much for the million miles traveled and failed Arab spring uprisings.
ISIL militants in Libya recently murdered 21 Coptic Christians because they were Christian.
There seems an unending supply of Muslims who are “not good representative of their faith.”
He is a clear example of taking the Koran literally.
The justice system needs to be more tolerant of his right to practice his faith.
Good posts Amy.
“…he wasn’t a good representative of his faith”
Says who?
Amy Alkon posted what the faith represents.
He did not violate those precepts.
“I wonder what Sharia law would do with Mr. Thomas in a place like Saudi Arabia.”
And I do not wonder.
Fundamentalist Christians also take their Holy Book literally, Amy. They consider Christians who don’t believe in a literal Bible as “Luke warm” and warn that God will spit them out. This guy was either a nut, someone high on drugs, or a terrorist. And Professor a Turley is correct, he wasn’t a good representative of his faith, same as some in other faiths. The Christians who bombed an abortion clinic on Christmas Day weren’t good representatives of their faith either.
This is an odd post. I would call this guy a straight-up nut. I guess before Islamophobia, he would be called a “copycat.” But I could be wrong. Seems to me if something walks like a duck, quacks like a duck… well come to your own conclusions. Hate crime investigation sounds like a money-waster. Time to call a crime what it is and move on to the next one, I’m sure there’s plenty more where that one came from.
This might be ISIS inspired. Terrence will probably ask the same question during jury selection. Detroit Police have contacted FBI for consultation on what a hate crime is.
Here, for example, is the section on commands to kill:
http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/Quran/023-violence.htm
A wee excerpt:
“Thomas appears a really really bad example of the faith much like Islamic State fighters.”
Yes, we, as westerners, do want to believe this. It is incorrect. While a vast many Muslims do not practice their faith as commanded, the Quran is to be taken literally and as the word of Allah and is not to be questioned. The Quran and Hadith call for the slaughter or conversion of the “infidel,” (dirty, dirty kuffars), for charity to never be given to non-Musilms (they are going to hell anyway, why bother?), for the slaughter of gays and adulterers, and much, much more. Islam means “submission,” and it calls for the submission of the world to Islam and the installation of the New Caliphate around the globe.
Please, please — since it is clear that you are not informed about Islam, Mr. Turley, do not “instruct” on what it is about, because you are merely spreading misinformation.
For two good sources on Islam, check out thereligionofpeace.com – white links at the top with Quranic and Hadith references backing them up, and also Howard Bloom’s “The Mohammed Code,” a short ebook about the history of Islam and why it is so “sticky” in the minds and behavior of its followers.
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